I was going to write about gardening this month and the effects on abnormal children.
In the few years since Arthur’s diagnosis my family and I have been 36 a lot with our youngest son. We have 37 that like most children, he is happiest outside, and he’s in his element when either walking or doing things in the open air.
38 , the garden has become a bit like an open sensory room. When we’ve had guests at home,Arthur would behave well. But the 39 is where we’ve gone and he’s almost instantly 40 . In the early days a little grass in the garden worked wonders. It made the process of 41 more interesting to him, and meant that now thankfully he continues to eat a wide 42 of fruit and vegetables. Of course anyone who gardens knows how 43 gardening can make you feel. I’ve heard time and time again from people how powerfully healing the 44 of gardening can be.
I believe that gardening has the 45 to empower those with autism(自闭症) — to build confidence that will 46 into other areas of their lives.
One landscape designer has an 11-year old son with autism, and says she has found gardening to be one of the 47 but most effective ways of helping him. 48 my youngest son learns to 49 the world and all that is 50 of him, to find his voice and make himself heard, the garden remains a(n) 51 .
Having a child with autism has taught us so many things. Entering his 52 to bring him more into ours has been challenging, but ultimately it has 53 our lives. One thing’s 54 : our future will not be normal — it will be a real rainbow of vibrant difference 55 . I think the world will be all the better for it.
36. | A. | through | B. | on | C. | off | D. | along |
37. | A. | investigated | B. | revealed | C. | found | D. | illustrated |
38. | A. | In the end | B. | Over time | C. | At best | D. | As such |
39. | A. | garden | B. | room | C. | family | D. | yard |
40. | A. | smoothed | B. | panicked | C. | recovered | D. | calmed |
41. | A. | consuming | B. | feeding | C. | feasting | D. | eating |
42. | A. | extent | B. | range | C. | classification | D. | scale |
43. | A. | admirable | B. | contented | C. | good | D. | embarrassed |
44. | A. | approach | B. | process | C. | activity | D. | performance |
45. | A. | quality | B. | potential | C. | talent | D. | commitment |
46. | A. | roll | B. | squeeze | C. | flow | D. | rush |
47. | A. | strongest | B. | cheapest | C. | mildest | D. | simplest |
48. | A. | As | B. | Until | C. | Unless | D. | Since |
49. | A. | carry through | B. | get over | C. | cope with | D. | pull into |
50. | A. | expected | B. | cured | C. | robbed | D. | suspected |
51. | A. | gateway | B. | preservation | C. | opening | D. | refuge |
52. | A. | world | B. | planet | C. | body | D. | humanity |
53. | A. | cultivated | B. | enriched | C. | deepened | D. | polished |
54. | A. | in vain | B. | for ever | C. | for sure | D. | in that |
55. | A. | comparatively | B. | however | C. | alternatively | D. | instead |
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I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all ___36____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ___37____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____38___ for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __39_____ me the ticket. I was really ___40____!
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __41____ . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___42____. I could barely make out the stage in the ___43____. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___44____ the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____45___ what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____46___ a jet engine. I could ___47____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __48_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 49_. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51_from a long sleep. My ears were still 52_with the beat of the last song.
After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54_, I listen to one of their songs and 55_I’m back at that first show.
40. A. relaxed B. embarrassed C. excited D. encouraged
41. A. seats B. entrance C. spots D. space
42. A. comfortable B. quite C. serious D. nervous
43. A. silence B. noise C. darkness D. smoke
44. A. fell upon B. got through C. broke into D. stepped onto
45. A. forget B. hear C. repeat D. bear
46. A. loud B. heard C. sweet D. fast
47. A. feel B. touch C. enjoy D. digest
48. A. realize B. understand C. believe D. remember
49. A. continue B. delay C. finish D. change
50. A. party B. theatre C. opera D. stage
51. A. escaped B. traveled C. benefited D. woken
52. A. aching B. burning C. ringing D. rolling
53. A. competition B. performance C. interview D. celebration
54. A. though B. otherwise C. instead D. besides
55. A. decide B. regret C. conclude D. imagine